Washington Post (February 14)
Continuing a trend from 2025, “nearly all of the jobs added to the U.S. economy in recent months have come from one industry: health care.” Since the pandemic, the health care sector has benefitted from changing demographics and “buoyed an otherwise slow labor market.” Over one in six “Americans is now 65 or older, an age group that spends an outsize amount on medical care” and estimates suggest that the number of Americans over 80 will double by 2045.
Tags: 2025, 65%, 80, Demographics, Double, Economy, Health care, Jobs, Labor market, Medical care, Pandemic, Trend, U.S.
Institutional Investor (December 31)
“The market is on pace this year to nearly double its five-year annualized returns of 15.7 percent,” but can this last? “Despite the market euphoria over Republican wins, Trump’s intent to goose an already healthy economy and challenge international agreements may result in more uncertainty and volatility.”
Tags: 15.7%, Double, Economy, Euphoria, international agreements, Market, Republican, Returns, Trump, Uncertainty, Volatility
Financial Times (March 27)
“The price of cocoa surged past $10,000 a tonne for the first time on Tuesday, as a dizzying rise in prices caused by poor harvests in Africa accelerates. Cocoa futures traded as high as $10,080 in New York, more than double their price only two months ago, as traders warned a global shortage of cocoa beans would herald higher price tags for chocolate bars.”
Tags: Africa, Chocolate bars, Cocoa, Dizzying, Double, Futures, Higher, New York, Poor harvests, Price, Shortage, Surged, Traders
Marketwatch (September 20)
“The number of millionaires in the world is set to nearly double by 2026, despite rising interest rates, looming recession fears and a recent plunge in net worth for some of the world’s wealthiest people.” All told, the number of millionaires “is expected to jump 40% and reach 87.5 million over the next five years.”
Tags: 2026, 87.5 million, Double, Fears, Interest rates, Millionaires, Net worth, Plunge, Recession, Wealthiest, World
